Memorandum

To: The mayor of Yauco Puerto Rico Angel Luis “Luigi” Torres- Ortiz, The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Amarilys Rosario – Ortiz, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

From: H2Oasis Members: Sara A. , Ibado H. , Karen L. , Amarissa R.

Date: 4/26/2023

Subject: Water Purification Systems in Yauco

We members of H2Oasis would like to address an ongoing situation that is affecting the Yauco community in Puerto Rico which is the unsafe and hazardous water after a tropical storm across the Atlantic. Our team has noticed that the community of Yauco has been affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes in the Caribbean and would like to help by including water purification systems in Southwest Puerto Rico. Why Southwest you ask? We have done the research and noticed that the Yauco is an underrepresented area in Puerto Rico compared to the more urban cities north of Puerto Rico.

Solutions: As future engineers, our goal is to create new innovations that can help people attempt tasks in a simplified way. This is why we would like approval to add durable water purification systems in Yauco, Puerto Rico permanently for the community. We would like to start out by receiving approval from you three members before we can start the process of installing the purification systems. We would also like to include you fellow members to a meeting to discuss and see firsthand the designs that would be put in Yauco. We would like first the governor to announce the town of Naranjo, Yauco to address to installation of water being brought in to homes. This process is important since you three fellow members would be the first to see hands-on how unsafe water is transformed to safe clean water. The process of including the water purification system can take years which is why we H2Oasis members would like to start as soon as possible since tropical storms occur during the summer and fall seasons yearly. Clean water is essential and us members of H2Oasis would like for you guys to approve this new creation that will help the community of Yauco.

Contact Information: For further discussion about the completion and agreements between members of the Yauco community with team H2Oasis, you can reach out to our members by email at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]